Hi there! My first post here, so be nice :P
I am a freshman college student who is trying to purchase a laptop that is going to last for at least 4 years without spending an insane amount of money. I do some gaming, but for the last 3-4 years, I've only gamed on my desktop.
AMD 3200+
256 ATi Radeon x1600 XT
2 GIG ram
Basically, the two laptops I'm looking at will already outperform this desktop, lol. So, my question is not really which one is going to outperform what I've currently got.
I gotta admit, I fell in love with the brushed aluminum on the W3J. I really, really, love it. Also, I like the hotswap, and the weight of the W3J. 4.4 lbs running at bare minimum is going to be great for carrying it around to all my classrooms. I found a place to purchase this laptop for $1500. I would also purchase memory to upgrade the RAM to 2 gigs.
The G1S-X1 I found on eBay for a good price, comparable to the W3J. The biggest difference I see are the bigger screen, with one heck of a nice native resolution, and a video card that is twice the benchmark. The downsides are the loss of the brushed aluminum case, and the nice portability.
Should I go for portability / style? Or should I go for something a little heavier with better graphics? They would end up being about the same price when I'm all said and done. I'm afraid the x1600 in the W3J is going to become outdated too quickly and cause me problems later on.
Any ideas / opinions?
I am a freshman college student who is trying to purchase a laptop that is going to last for at least 4 years without spending an insane amount of money. I do some gaming, but for the last 3-4 years, I've only gamed on my desktop.
AMD 3200+
256 ATi Radeon x1600 XT
2 GIG ram
Basically, the two laptops I'm looking at will already outperform this desktop, lol. So, my question is not really which one is going to outperform what I've currently got.
I gotta admit, I fell in love with the brushed aluminum on the W3J. I really, really, love it. Also, I like the hotswap, and the weight of the W3J. 4.4 lbs running at bare minimum is going to be great for carrying it around to all my classrooms. I found a place to purchase this laptop for $1500. I would also purchase memory to upgrade the RAM to 2 gigs.
The G1S-X1 I found on eBay for a good price, comparable to the W3J. The biggest difference I see are the bigger screen, with one heck of a nice native resolution, and a video card that is twice the benchmark. The downsides are the loss of the brushed aluminum case, and the nice portability.
Should I go for portability / style? Or should I go for something a little heavier with better graphics? They would end up being about the same price when I'm all said and done. I'm afraid the x1600 in the W3J is going to become outdated too quickly and cause me problems later on.
Any ideas / opinions?
